Match Report
Tampico Madero had been beaten in three straight games. Necaxa were unbeaten in 13, having scored in 13 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 3/15 points for Tampico Madero against 11/15 for Necaxa.
Estadio Tamaulipas in Tampico y Ciudad Madero, capacity 25,000, hosted the game. With 42 matches recorded and 2.2 yellow cards per game, Ó. Mejía was the man in the middle. On the scoreboard, Tampico Madero led 2-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 3-1.